news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
company president; manager; director
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to offer a (monetary) prize
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
passenger; rider; good rider
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
trauma (usu. psychological)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to cease; to stop; to be over
social networking service; SNS
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to play a leading role; to play a central part
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider